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Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking
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June 5, 2026
Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking
The startup ranking lists Europe’s breakout consumer tech startups by mainstream adoption, cultural momentum and global significance
Ruggero Di Spigna
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
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June 5, 2026
39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio
Balderton’s Built in Europe campaign might reveal which startups one of Europe’s top VCs is closely monitoring
Jonathan Sinclair
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
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May 29, 2026
The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe
The European legal tech startups with the biggest increase in headcount over the past 12 months, as per LinkedIn data
Ruggero Di Spigna and Jonathan Sinclair
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
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May 28, 2026
The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth
An alternative cut of Sifted 100: Southern Europe data reveals the startups accelerating fastest in their latest reported year
Jonathan Sinclair
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
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May 27, 2026
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
Spanning drug discovery, robotics, quantum tech and more — these are the buzziest startups spinning out of Europe's most prolific life sciences university
Oshin Narang
Nordic soonicorns to watch
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May 26, 2026
Nordic soonicorns to watch
11 startups in line to hit unicorn status
Mimi Billing
The most active legaltech investors in Europe
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May 25, 2026
The most active legaltech investors in Europe
Investors including General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Benchmark and Balderton are piling into one of European tech’s buzziest sectors
Tom Nugent
12 Irish startups to watch, according to VCs
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May 25, 2026
12 Irish startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors from around the world are descending on the Irish capital for Dublin Tech Week
Martin Coulter
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
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May 22, 2026
100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back
We've been asking investors which companies they think the fund will back
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Federico Scolari
The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
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May 22, 2026
The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard
Italian public fund CDP Venture Capital leads the ranking, with investments in 15 of the 100 startups
Ruggero Di Spigna
12 more stealth founders quietly building in Europe
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May 20, 2026
12 more stealth founders quietly building in Europe
The list includes former operators who cut their teeth at Google, Meta, OpenAI, Shopify, Spotify and Amazon
Oshin Narang
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
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May 18, 2026
The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe
Google’s AI lab has had a big impact on the tech world, with countless staff branching out to launch their own ventures
Tom Nugent
Tech founders and investors on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026
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May 15, 2026
Tech founders and investors on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026
Revolut, ElevenLabs and Octopus Energy founders among wealthiest people in the UK
Martin Coulter
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
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May 15, 2026
M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions
A strategy once reserved for incumbents is now filtering down to younger VC-backed startups
Ruggero Di Spigna
25 European YC startups due to raise a Series A
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May 13, 2026
25 European YC startups due to raise a Series A
Some of Europe’s most successful startups leveraged the investor’s first cheque to reach funding milestones quicker
Federico Scolari and Oshin Narang
12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A
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May 12, 2026
12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A
Zurich is capturing a lot of attention when it comes to Europe's deeptech ambitions
Oshin Narang
The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe
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May 11, 2026
The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe
Equity investment into European robotics startups more than doubled in 2025, reaching €1.45bn
Tom Nugent
15 stealth founders in Europe flying under the radar
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May 7, 2026
15 stealth founders in Europe flying under the radar
Including ex-McKinsey partners and ex-VCs to Reddit alumni and serial founders
Oshin Narang
20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs
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May 6, 2026
20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs
From chips to robotics, Europe’s secondary tech hubs are emerging as deeptech strongholds, driving a new wave of early-stage startups
Jonathan Sinclair
Revolut mafia: Inside Europe’s biggest fintech’s founder factory
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May 5, 2026
Revolut mafia: Inside Europe’s biggest fintech’s founder factory
Meet 16 companies built by the $75bn fintech’s alumni
Damisola Sulaiman
European startups set to survive AI disruption, according to investors
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May 5, 2026
European startups set to survive AI disruption, according to investors
Deeptech, healtech and fintech dominate AI immune companies
Damisola Sulaiman
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
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May 4, 2026
11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs
Sifted asked investors from AlbionVC, Oxford Science Enterprises, Imec.xpand and Seedcamp for their picks
Tom Nugent
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
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May 1, 2026
15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
From orbital transfer vehicles to chemical recycling, these are the hardware startups VCs are eyeing this year
Anne Sraders
‘Lovable mafia’: Meet the founders emerging from Europe’s hottest AI startup
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May 1, 2026
‘Lovable mafia’: Meet the founders emerging from Europe’s hottest AI startup
Ex-staffers reappear with new startups in everything from AI-powered game design to software development
Martin Coulter

# List

Top 10 investors behind the Sifted Consumer 100 ranking

39 European startups Balderton admires outside its portfolio

The fastest growing legaltech startup teams in Europe

The 16 Italian and Spanish startups with 200%+ one-year revenue growth

10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A

Nordic soonicorns to watch

The most active legaltech investors in Europe

12 Irish startups to watch, according to VCs

100+ companies the €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund could back

The top investors behind Sifted’s Southern Europe 2026 leaderboard

12 more stealth founders quietly building in Europe

The DeepMind mafia building startups in Europe

Tech founders and investors on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026

M&A: The European startups raising cash and on the hunt for acquisitions

25 European YC startups due to raise a Series A

12 ETH Zurich spinouts ready to raise Series A

The hottest cities for robotics deals in Europe

15 stealth founders in Europe flying under the radar

20 early-stage startups to watch from Europe’s fastest-growing Tier 2 hubs

Revolut mafia: Inside Europe’s biggest fintech’s founder factory

European startups set to survive AI disruption, according to investors

11 future of compute startups to watch, according to VCs

15 hardware startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

‘Lovable mafia’: Meet the founders emerging from Europe’s hottest AI startup